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Twelve Twenty Two romps in Sunland’s Harry Henson Handicap

J. Kirk, Judy Robison and Solitaire Stable’s Twelve Twenty Two defended her title in Sunland Park’s $103,000 Harry Henson Handicap, taking command turning for home and romping  to a 12-3/4 length victory. That’s three straight Sunland stakes wins for the 7-year-old Florida-bred mare by Kafwain, sold for $25,000 by Summerfield, Agent, at the 2005 OBS Fall Mixed Sale.The win leaves her with a 14-8-0-2 record and $290,356 in earnings. 

City Sage scores in Oaklawn’s Hot Springs Stakes

Coady Photography / Oaklawn Park

William J. Sims’ City Sage was on the pace right from the gate in the $75, 000 Hot Springs Stakes at Oaklawn Park, shook loose in the stretch then held on to win his second stakes race by a neck. It’s the second straight win for the 4-year-old Florida-bred colt by City Place, sold for $16,000 by Kaizen Sales, Agent, at the 2008 OBS Fall Mixed Sale. The win gives him a 16-8-2-1 record and earnings of $218, 312.

OBS Spring Sale Catalog now on internet

The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com. The website features a sortable master index for the catalog, daily pedigree updates as well as under tack show videos and results.

There are 1, 196 two-year-olds cataloged for the four-day OBSsale, beginning Monday, April 23rd and continuing through Thursday, April 26th. All four sessions will begin at 10:30 a.m.

The Under Tack Show is set for Tuesday, April 17th though Friday April 20th, beginning each morning at 8:00 a.m. Hip No.’s 1-300 will breeze Tuesday; Hip No.’s 301-598 on Wednesday; Hip No.’s 599-898 on Thursday and Hip No.’s 899-1196 go on Friday.

As always, the sale and Under Tack Show will be streamed live via the OBS website at obssales.com, and also via the Blood-Horse and DRF websites. The works will be available on DVD and on theOBSwebsite, as well as in the video room adjacent to the Horseman’s Lounge and at kiosks in the breezeway and covered walking ring areas.  In-room viewing is available at Holiday Inn, The Courtyard by Marriott, Homewood Suites, Residence Inn and the Ocala Hilton, plus lounge viewing is available at the Hilton.

The sale’s previous graduates continue to perform at racing’s highest levels, with six Spring Sale graduates winning grade one races since the beginning of 2011. The star of the show was Musical Romance, winner of the recent Inside Information Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream. Last year, after a graded stakes win at Presque Isle, she took on a tough field in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) at Churchill and scored impressively to earn the Eclipse Award as 2011’s champion female sprinter.  Stephanie’s Kitten’s victory in the Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1) was a springboard to her victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes (G2).

Champion Blind Luck added three more graded stakes to her impressive resume last year, including a win in the Vanity Handicap (G1) at HollywoodParkbefore being sold for $2.5-million. Turbulent Descent and Weemissfrankie both posted a pair of grade one victories and Ultimate Eagle’s three graded wins included the grade one Hollywood Derby.                In addition to catalogs for upcoming sales, the OBSwebsite includes sales results, the latest news regarding OBSgraduates, sales schedules, nominations, credit requests, travel information and other news relevant to OBSconsignors and customers. E-Mail should be addressed to obs@obssales.com. For catalogs or more information regarding theOBS March Sale orOBS website, please call (352) 237-2154. 

Secret Circle wins Oaklawn’s Rebel Stakes

Coady Photography / Oaklawn Park

Karl Watson, Mike Pegram and Paul Weitman’s Secret Circle made it two straight graded stakes wins at Oaklawn Park, overhauling Scatman in the final furlong and then holding off a late run by longshot Optimizer to take the $500,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) by three quarters of a length. Now 6-5-1-0 with earnings of $818,990, the 3-year-old colt by Eddington was sold for $165,000 by Flying Fish, Agent, at the 2011 OBS March Sale. under tack link

Musical Romance scores in Gulfstream’s Inside Information Stakes

Adam Coglianese photo

Pinnacle Racing Stable & William A. Kaplan’s Eclipse Award winner Musical Romance had to wait for room in Gulfstream’s $150, 000 Inside Information Stakes (G2), but got clear in the stretch and ran by the leaders to win going away by three quarters of a length. It’s the third graded win for 2011’s champion Female Sprinter,  sold for $22,000 by breeder Ocala Stud at the 2009 OBS April Sale. The win gives the 2012 April catalog cover girl a 35-10-5-7 record and earnings of $1,315,350. under tack link

Arena Elvira takes Tampa’s Wayward Lass Stakes

Carolyn Wilson’s Arena Elvira ran off her fifth straight stakes win Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, getting up in the final yards to win the $50, 000 Wayward Lass Stakes by a head. She was sold by Straightaway Farm Agent, for $210,000 at the 2009 OBS March Sale, the 5-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper is now 13-8-3-2 and has earned $421,436.  under tack link

War Front colt tops March Sale finale

Hip No. 342, a colt by War Front consigned by Harris Training Center, Agent, went to Frank Fletcher Racing Operations for $800,000 to top the second and final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2012 March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds. The dark bay or brown colt, who worked an eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack Show, is out of Henna, by Horse Chestnut (SAF), a half sister to grade one stakes winner Pomeroy.

Stonestreet Stables went to $525,000 for Hip No. 323, a colt by Tiz Wonderful consigned by Paul Sharp, Agent. The dark bay or brown colt, out of stakes placed Foolish Kiss, by Kissin Kris, worked an eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack Show.

Hip No. 350, a colt by Leroidesanimeaux (BRZ) consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, was sold to Deuce Greathouse, Agent, for $490,000. The chestnut colt, who worked a quarter in :21 1/5, is out of graded stakes winner Humoristic, by Sefapiano.

Hip No. 188, a filly by Street Sense consigned by Ocala Stud went to Repole Stables, Todd Pletcher, Agent, for $475,000. The bay filly, who worked a quarter in :21 3/5 at Friday’s Under Tack session, is out of stakes placed Unlimited Pleasure, by Valid Appeal, and is a half sister to graded stakes winners Jardin and Beacon Shine.

Hip No. 298, a Read the Footnotes colt consigned by Southern Chase Farm (Greg and Karen Dodd) Agent, was sold for $475,000 to Toyomitsu Hirai. The chestnut colt, whose quarter in :20 4/5 was the sale’s co-fastest at the distance, is out of Dixie Talent, by Dixie Union, a half sister to graded stakes winner No Giveaway.

For the session 84 horses grossed $12,580,000, compared with 118 horses bringing a total of $14,378,000 at last year’s second session. The average price was $149,762, up 23% from $121,847 a year ago, while the median price rose 28% to $110,000 from $86,000 in 2011. The buyback percentage was 27.6%; it was 21.9% last year.

For the entire sale 179 horses sold for a total of $24,819,500 compared with 237 horses grossing $24,711,000 in 2011. The average price was $138,656, up 33% compared with $104,266 a year ago while the median price was a record $105,000, up 50% compared with $70,000 in 2011. The buyback percentage was 25.4%; it was 26.2% last year.

The next sale at OBS is the Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, set for April 23rd through April 26th with Under Tack Shows scheduled for April 17th through 20th.  

Empire Maker filly tops March Sale’s opening session

Hip No. 180, Ado, a filly by Empire Maker consigned by Harris Training Center LLC, Agent, went to Frank Fletcher Racing Operations for $485,000 to top the first session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2012 March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training. The bay filly, a half sister to stakes winner Passport out of graded stakes winner Trip, by Lord at War, worked an eighth in :10 1/5 at Thursday’s Under Tack session.

Hip No. 58, a colt by Montbrook consigned by Ocala Stud, Agent, was sold to Toyomitsu Hirai for $470,000. The dark bay or brown colt, whose quarter in :20 4/5 was co-fastest at Thursday’s session of the Under Tack Show, is out of stakes placed My Golden Quest, by Coronado’s Quest, a half sister to graded stakes placed My Golden Song.

Hip No. 126, an A.P. Indy colt consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, was sold to Mark Casse, Agent, for $425,000. The dark bay or brown colt, who worked an eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack show, is out of graded stakes winner Sharp Susan, by Touch Gold, and is a half brother to grade one winner Spring at Last.

Hip No. 165, Swig It, a colt by Tapit, consigned by Halcyon Hammock Farm, Agent, went to Colts Neck Stables for $400,000. The gray or roan colt, out of Swigert, by Fusaichi Pegasus, a half sister to graded winner Mutakddim.

For the day, 91 horses sold for a total of $11,877,000, compared with 119 horses bringing $10,333,000 at last year’s opening session. The average price was $130,516, up 50.3% compared to $86,832 last year, while the median price soared to $100,000 from $57,000 in 2011. The buyback percentage was 26.6%, it was 30% a year ago. Forty six horses sold for $100,000 or more compared with 30 a year ago.

The March Sale continues Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. 

Crafty Unicorn wins OBS Championship Stakes

Louise Reinagel photo

Dennis J. Manning’s first time starter Crafty Unicorn stayed close to the early pace of the twenty third running  of the $100, 000 OBS Championship Stakes, fought to the lead along the inside in the stretch and beat Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Burn the Mortgage by a length and three quarters, with John C. Oxley’s Moon Traveler checking in third. Trained by his owner and ridden by Angel Serpa, Crafty Unicorn ran the mile and a sixteenth in1:454/5, earning $60,000 for his effort.  Bred by Sabrina Plumley and Harold J. Plumley, the three time OBS graduate was sold first at the 2010 August Yearling Sale before failing to meet his reserve at the 2011 April. He was then sold for $20,000 by Nickajack / Rey de Oros, Agent, at the 2011 June Sale.

Marc Haisfield’s Andrew’s Girl stepped into the $100,000 OBS Championship Stakes for 3-year-old fillies off a maiden victory on the Tampa turf course in her debut last month and kept her record unblemished, circling the field from far back and drawing off to a length and a half victory over Jonathan Rey, Javier Sarmiento and Dante Zanelli Jr.’s Oaks Lily, with Terra Di Sienna Stables’ Ten K Cat finishing third. Trained by Edgar A. Estevez and ridden by Leandro Goncalves, the filly by Lawyer Ron ran the mile and a sixteenth in 1:47 3/5. Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent to the 2011 OBS March Sale,  she has earned $70,200 to date.

In the afternoon’s first race, Ron Hendrickson’s Who Is Camille tracked the early pace set by West Point Thoroughbreds’ Quality Lass, dueled with her in the upper stretch then drew clear in the final yards to win the $50,000 OBS Sprint for 3-year-old fillies by a length. Raroma Stable’s Runfor Ro closed on the inside to be second while Quality Lass settled for third, another length back . The time for six furlongs was1:11. Supplemented to the race by trainer Marcial Navarro, the daughter of Dixie Union was ridden by John Velazquez. Now 7-2-3-0 with earnings of $74,430, she was sold for $15,000 by Kings Equine at the 2011 OBS April Sale.

Donald R. Dizney’s Devoted Wildcat took command of the $50,000 OBS Sprint for colts and geldings at the top of the stretch, drew clear at the eighth pole then held off a late run by Quintessential Racing Florida LLC et al’s Making Amends and won by length, running six furlongs in 1:10 4/5. Tom Gregerson’s It Takes Heart was third. Trained by Robert B. Hess, Jr., she was ridden by Kent Desormeaux. It was the first stakes appearance for the gelded son of Forest Wildcat, consigned by Summerfield, Agent, to the 2010 OBS August Sale.  Now 6-3-1-0, he has earned $63,370 to date.